(19)
(11) EP 2 023 218 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.01.2010 Bulletin 2010/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/07

(21) Application number: 08161642.7

(22) Date of filing: 01.08.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G04G 5/00(2006.01)
G04G 1/06(0000.00)
 G04C 9/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 02.08.2007 JP 2007202085
18.04.2008 JP 2008108618

(71) Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
Tokyo 163-0811 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Fujisawa, Teruhiko
    Nagano 392-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Time adjustment device, timekeeping device with a time adjustment device, and a time adjustment method


(57) A time adjustment device comprises a time information generating unit that produces time information and a reception unit that receives satellite signals transmitted sequentially from a positioning information satellite. The generated time information is corrected based on time adjustment information received in the satellite signals. Reception by the reception unit starts when the start timing comes.







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